Preferred Label : Severe combined immunodeficiency, autosomal recessive, t cell-negative, b cell-negative,
nk cell-positive;
Type : Phenotype, molecular basis known;
Alternative titles and symbols : Scid, t cell-negative, b cell-negative, nk cell-positive;
Description : Severe combined immunodeficiency refers to a genetically and clinically heterogeneous
group of disorders with defective cellular and humoral immune function. Patients with
SCID present in infancy with recurrent, persistent infections by opportunistic organisms,
including Candida albicans, Pneumocystis carinii, and cytomegalovirus, among many
others. Laboratory analysis shows profound lymphopenia with diminished or absent immunoglobulins.
The common characteristic of all types of SCID is absence of T cell-mediated cellular
immunity due to a defect in T-cell development. Without treatment, patients usually
die within the first year of life. The overall prevalence of all types of SCID is
approximately 1 in 75,000 births (Fischer et al., 1997; Buckley, 2004).;
Inheritance : Autosomal recessive;
Molecular basis : Caused by mutations in the recombinase activating gene 2 (RAG2, 179616.0001); Caused by mutations in the recombinase activating gene 1 (RAG1, 179615.0001);
Laboratory abnormalities : Panhypogammaglobulinemia;
Prefixed ID : #601457;
Origin ID : 601457;
UMLS CUI : C1832322;
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